Chapter 410 - 410: The Women’s Endless Shopping

I took my time and looked over the women.

"We go shopping."

A stir.

As expected. This magic keyword was effective on the women.

"W-where?"

"There is a town called Guseft on the map. The biggest town on this map. Then shops should be there, of course. I do not know what is sold. Hitting here first is the rational call."

"I think so."

Akie looks happy. Lime and Gill aside, about everyone looked happy.

Transport, and we arrived beside a highway on the edge of town. A road clearly different in width from the ones near the villages so far. Expectations up.

Lime and Gill stayed cards. I hate misunderstandings. Sorry.

Village scale, if they complain I knock them down. Town scale, if I do that I become a destruction king.

"Definitely that way."

No way to get lost. Go right on the road and lots of buildings are up.

We approached in a line, and a sentry was even standing. Not that skilled. A young person with a part-time feel.

"Hello, travelers. Welcome to Guseft. First time, right. A simple guide is only 2 G. How about it?"

A smart-looking young person. A stick in hand, and no atmosphere of being able to fight.

More a watchman earning pocket money than a sentry.

"Your name?"

"Jinny."

"Hm? Sorry. Female?"

The woman who named herself Jinny had short hair and tanned skin. She smiled and white teeth were clean. Healthy and good.

For that health, I will let her earn 2 G.

"Akie. Hand over 2 G."

"Yes, Master."

"Eh? You are Master? Not this cool older sister?"

Called a cool older sister, Mizurii puffed her nose for an instant. With a cool sword like that, she would look that way.

Acting big on default gear. Happy from a little praise. Cute. I will fuck her later.

"Guide, please."

Akie handed over 2 G.

"Yes. Leave it to me. Guseft has a population of about 3400. The biggest town in this area. Main industries are farming and inns. As you know, Guseft Hot Spring is a famous hot spring many tourists visit. If you have not decided an inn yet, I will introduce one."

What. A hot spring.

"Shops have souvenir shops too, and the usual. General goods, food, clothes, arms, medicine. Do not expect the selection, and they have everything. Among them, old man Kinshiro's shop might have finds. If you get a chance to shop there, say Jinny introduced you, and I would be grateful."

Sharp. She gets a commission, probably.

"Go down the central street and there is the source. Inns around it. Left and right of the street is the shopping district. Go in deep and it is residential. If you want to see the mayor, turn right at the source and there is the town hall."

Fluent. Fine for pocket money.

Recommended souvenirs, and even monster appearance info around town. For 2 G, cheap for the info packed in.

"Akie. One more G."

"Yes, Master."

"Eh? A tip? Nice. Big brother is generous, young as you are."

Do not say that.

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"So, what about the inn? Decided?"

Now. What to do. The original goal was only shopping, so I had no mind to stay here.

See the women's sparkling eyes, and if I say we do not stay, moods will go bad.

Even if loyalty is Devoted, feelings and moods rise and fall in the moment.

"Then we stay?"

"Is it fine, Master?"

Is it fine has nothing. Making a smile like that.

"So, Jinny. Introduce one. An inn with a big room if possible. And a family bath attached to the room. Is there one?"

"There is. An inn with a big room that has a family open-air bath and an indoor bath. Fine? It costs."

I have not used G much, so I have a surplus. I do not know the market, so I am uneasy.

"How much a night?"

"That big room is a pretty expensive room, so about 3000 G a person."

Pocket change.

"Fine. Guide us. Also, if we have Jinny guide the town, where do we contact?"

"Eh? You will hire me temporary? Nice. Tell the inn front and I will come running right away. Then I will ask someone else for this job."

So we ended up with an unplanned hot spring stay.

Well. How to say it.

After the beach, a hot spring.

In character stories it is standard. Fine. Fine.

"Waa. Lovely."

We entered the room. Decent space and clean. A likable inn.

"When you need something, ring the bell by the window. We will bring dinner here. Two companions have not arrived yet. Nine total, correct?"

"Yeah. That is right. After this we wander the town, so we go out."

"Yes. Take care."

Lodging already paid in advance, generous. Outside, Jinny was waiting.

"So, weapons and armor, right. Go around normal shops like that, or go to Kinshiro I mentioned before. Which?"

"Kinshiro, of course. Might have finds, right?"

"Yeah. Mixed gems and stones, though. You know what mixed gems and stones means?"

Do not look down on me. I took the kanji test, looking like this.

"Bishops are good at item appraisal."

Akie whispered in a small voice. Then Ikumi-sensei's turn.

"Old man. I brought customers. Generous. Find them something good."

"Jinny. Here."

What he handed quiet was 1 G, maybe.

"So, traveler. What are you looking for?"

"Um. Looking for various, and first, anything for a Fighter?"

"Arms? Armor?"

"Both."

The old man got up and went in back.

He came back staggering with a big box.

Two boxes set down with a clank had Fighter scribbled on them. These boxes are dusty.

"Fighter customers are rare lately. Hah hah hah. First, arms. This glove type, and a type you put on the fingers. Mainly two ways."

Lined on the table. I have no idea what is good.

"Ikumi-sensei. Please."

"Yes, Master."

Ikumi-sensei took them in hand, muttered something, and sorted them.

In the end four candidates remained.

"Fine to explain in front of the old man?"

"Fine. No problem."

"Then."

Ikumi-sensei explained the four arms.

R Knuckle Guard. Defense +5.

RR Burn Knuckle. Attack +5. Fire attribute. Consume MP and wrap the fist in flame.

R Iron Fist. Attack +8.

Ikumi-sensei stopped holding the last one.

What.

SR Ultimate Boost.

The old man reacted to Ikumi-sensei's words.

"Ah. That. That is arms advertised to boost a Fighter's Ultimate Punch skill further. Thing is, even an excellent Fighter rarely reaches a master who can use that skill. We do not even know if it really has an effect."

We have one. A user of Ultimate Punch.

I see. That is why Ikumi-sensei hesitated.

"How much is this?"

"Hah. You were listening to what I just said? If you cannot use Ultimate Punch, it is just gloves that protect the hands?"

"Yeah."

"A curious one. Well. If the customer wants it, I sell. Right. Fighters rarely come anyway, so stock is sitting. Straight, 1000 G. How about it? A clean cut too."

Cheap.

Old man has no business sense.

"Then show us various. We settle the bill all together at the end."

Hearing bulk buy, the old man was all smiles.

Purchases.

For Nanao.

SR Ultimate Boost. Strengthens Ultimate Punch.

RR Knee Guard. Defense +5. Poison resist.

Like a knee supporter.

For Akie.

RR Borderless. Magic power +5. Recovery magic strengthen.

Goodbye to the Wood Stick with this. A white flag for recovery magic strengthen was set in the tip. She seemed to like that too.

For Haruki.

SR Magician's Vice. Magic power +10. Proxy magic.

This seemed rare. Store MP in this staff ahead, and the staff alone can use magic. Interesting.

For Kotori.

SR Saint Scarf.

A scarf only for Priests. When you take damage that would make HP 0, it decays instead and saves the holder at HP 1.